When troubleshooting in a Dante network, what is typically adjusted to address flow limitations?

Adjusting the multicast settings is typically the most effective way to address flow limitations in a Dante network. In a Dante system, audio data is transmitted over multicast IP addresses, which allows multiple devices to receive the same stream of audio simultaneously. However, if the multicast settings are not configured properly, it can result in inefficient bandwidth usage and network congestion, leading to flow limitations. By optimizing multicast settings—such as tuning the multicast group memberships and managing the number of multicast streams—you can improve the distribution of audio data, thereby alleviating some of the limitations in data flow across the network.

The other options, while they may influence performance in certain scenarios, do not directly address flow limitations in the same way that adjusting multicast settings does. For instance, while adding a more powerful CPU might improve processing capabilities, it doesn't inherently resolve issues related to network bandwidth or data flow efficiency. Changing the transmission protocol to UDP could potentially streamline certain types of data transfer, but Dante is specifically designed to work over UDP by default, and switching protocols is not a viable troubleshooting step for flow concerns. Similarly, unicast connections may help with specific routing needs but can introduce significant overhead and increase the bandwidth demand on the network, which could ultimately exacerbate flow limitations rather than resolve them.